Girls Basketball: Flaherty chooses Michigan

The long anticipated question surrounding Point Pleasant Beach’s Katelynn Flaherty finally has an answer.

The 5-7 point guard will be trading in her red and white jersey for one of blue and yellow, announcing on her twitter page that she has committed to the University of Michigan.

Flaherty --who last season averaged 30.3 points, 5.8 assists, and 4.1 rebounds—helped lead Point Pleasant Beach to one of the bigger turnarounds in school history after transferring from Manasquan.

Prior to Flaherty’s arrival in 2012, Point Pleasant Beach struggled through a 4-14 season. Just 12 months later Flaherty lead her team to a 26-2 record and first ever Group 1 state title.

"I was definitely surprised by how well things went when I got there because I think people expected me to play great every day and change the program around," Flaherty told The Star-Ledger's Rich Bevensee. "Once I stepped in there the pressure came off and everyone supported us.

"Actually, I was surprised that they were so supportive and accepting."

Flaherty ended the season ranked as the No.34 recruit in the country by Full Court, No. 24 by Blue Star, and No.49 by ESPN.

The player Michigan will be getting in 12 months is one of the better all-around players throughout the state. While her numbers offensively are impressive --surpassed the 2,000 point barrier last year-- she is just as sound defensively. Flaherty averaged 3.5 steals in 2012.